Pinnacle of Bedlam

Pinnacle of Bedlam
Cover art by Raymond Swanland
Studio album by Suffocation
Released	February 15, 2013 (2013-02-15)
Recorded	2012
Genre	Brutal death metal, technical death metal
Length	38:22
Label	Nuclear Blast
Producer	Suffocation, Zeuss, Joe Cincotta
Suffocation chronology
Blood Oath (2009) Pinnacle of Bedlam (2013) ...Of the Dark Light (2017)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
About.com	[1]
AllMusic	[2]
Decibel	8/10 [3]
PopMatters	8/10 [4]

Pinnacle of Bedlam is the seventh studio album by American death metal band Suffocation. It is the band's first full-length record since Pierced from Within to not feature Mike Smith (although he makes a guest appearance on the final track), instead the album features returning drummer Dave Culross, making this his only full-length record with Suffocation and his first release overall with the band since 1998's Despise the Sun . Track 10, 'Beginning of Sorrow', is a re-recording of the track of the same name from the album Breeding the Spawn . It is also the band's last album with longtime guitarist Guy Marchais.

A limited edition release of the CD included a DVD containing the 75-minute documentary The Making of Pinnacle of Bedlam^{[ citation needed ]}.

In its first week, the album sold about 3,200 copies and landed at the 152 position on the Billboard 200^{[ citation needed ]}.

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Derek Boyer, except where noted; all music is composed by Terrance Hobbs, except where noted.

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Cycles of Suffering"			3:56
2.	"Purgatorial Punishment"		Guy Marchais Hobbs	2:44
3.	"Eminent Wrath"			3:40
4.	"As Grace Descends"			3:04
5.	"Sullen Days"			4:57
6.	"Pinnacle of Bedlam"			3:42
7.	"My Demise"		Marchais	4:03
8.	"Inversion"			3:50
9.	"Rapture of Revocation"	Frank Mullen	Boyer Marchais Hobbs	3:49
10.	"Beginning of Sorrow" (re-recorded from Breeding the Spawn )	Mike Smith (credited: Suffocation)	Doug Cerrito (credited: Suffocation)	4:32
Total length:				38:17

Personnel

Suffocation

• Frank Mullen – vocals
• Terrance Hobbs – lead guitar
• Guy Marchais – rhythm guitar
• Derek Boyer – bass
• Dave Culross – drums

Guest musicians

• Mike Smith - drums on track 10

Production

• Joe Cincotta – engineering, production
• Chris "Zeuss" Harris – mixing, mastering

References

1. Schalek, Dave. "Suffocation - Pinnacle Of Bedlam Review". About.com. Retrieved February 15, 2014.
2. Heaney, Gregory. "Suffocation - Pinnacle of Bedlam". Allmusic. Retrieved February 15, 2014.
3. Rosenbloom, Etan (March 2013). "Suffocation, Pinnacle of Bedlam". Decibel Magazine (101): 86.
4. Brown, Dean. "Suffocation - Pinnacle Of Bedlam Review". Popmatters. Retrieved February 15, 2014.